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ACT Prep - Writing Standard English: Punctuation Pre-Test



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

A colon introduces the paragraph that comes after it.
 

 2. 

You want the reader to stop at the colon before going on to the phrase it introduces.
 

 3. 

I have never been to Idaho; I have been to Utah.

The sentence above is an example of correct semicolon use.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 

Use a semicolon to join two
a.
words.
b.
ideas.
c.
phrases.
d.
sentences.
 

 5. 

A colon introduces
a.
a list.
b.
a quotation.
c.
a clause.
d.
a phrase.
e.
all of the above
 



 
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